Matt Kata vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .292). Matt Kata had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Start had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Kata and Joe Start

Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
695
547.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
89
70.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
37.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Matt Kata and Joe Start

Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.31
69.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0